The establishment needs to make an example out of someone to implement fear into the others...this is one of their examples...its an old tried and
true method of making people "fear you" so they don't disobey you...

its absurd the kid is 6 it was a hand gesture and ya...the consequence is way over the top but that's how mass indoctrination works...we will see
more of this.

The establishment needs to make an example out of someone to implement fear into the others...this is one of their examples...its an old tried and
true method of making people "fear you" so they don't disobey you...

its absurd the kid is 6 it was a hand gesture and ya...the consequence is way over the top but that's how mass indoctrination works...we will see
more of this.

Yes, and the fact that the news media runs this story only furthers your point.

There are millions of stories to direct attention to. Why not direct everybody's focus to stories that make people fearful of disobeying the
establishment?

I think the school went too far on this one. I think a parent teacher conference with the child present explaining to him that they know he was
playing; but why it is not appropriate (these days) to have such behavior.

There should have been no punishment; but there should have been good (private) communication.

Also...this story should never have gone public.

The child may be taunted at school by his peers; and/or suffer mentally and emotionally from this incident.

I am very concerned about this little boy and what this situation is doing to him.

I grew up before the digital age and I am so glad to be in my late 40's now. I would never have made it to anywhere but a prison with today's rules.
Instead I grew up healthy, happy, got a great business and good friends.

Were the system to be what it is now I am certain I would not have made it past childhood. It proves to me what is happening to children these day is
F'ing insane.

When someone is not trying to kill them someone else is trying to put them in jail or schools for those headed to jail. Bloody unfair it is.

I think the school went too far on this one. I think a parent teacher conference with the child present explaining to him that they know he was
playing; but why it is not appropriate (these days) to have such behavior.

There should have been no punishment; but there should have been good (private) communication.

Also...this story should never have gone public.

The child may be taunted at school by his peers; and/or suffer mentally and emotionally from this incident.

I am very concerned about this little boy and what this situation is doing to him.

Exactly what I keep saying. These are "teachable moments." If the school authorities would clear the crap from their minds for just a minute, they'd
have the opportunity to defuse things like this and be done with it. Instead, they're acting just like the damn police: They escalate first and then
deal with the consequences. If any. I have a feeling this is happening a lot more than we hear about, and in most instances there are no
consequences....

I think the school went too far on this one. I think a parent teacher conference with the child present explaining to him that they know he was
playing; but why it is not appropriate (these days) to have such behavior.

There should have been no punishment; but there should have been good (private) communication.

Also...this story should never have gone public.

The child may be taunted at school by his peers; and/or suffer mentally and emotionally from this incident.

I am very concerned about this little boy and what this situation is doing to him.

Exactly what I keep saying. These are "teachable moments." If the school authorities would clear the crap from their minds for just a minute,
they'd have the opportunity to defuse things like this and be done with it. Instead, they're acting just like the damn police: They escalate first
and then deal with the consequences. If any. I have a feeling this is happening a lot more than we hear about, and in most instances there are
no consequences....

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Yes, it's a teachable moment.

But not for the student. The teachable moment is for the teacher and the school administrators.

If I were the kids' parent I would teach him a new "gesture" that he could show the teacher and the principal.

I grew up before the digital age and I am so glad to be in my late 40's now. I would never have made it to anywhere but a prison with today's
rules. Instead I grew up healthy, happy, got a great business and good friends.

Were the system to be what it is now I am certain I would not have made it past childhood. It proves to me what is happening to children these day is
F'ing insane.

When someone is not trying to kill them someone else is trying to put them in jail or schools for those headed to jail. Bloody unfair it
is.

Seriously. I'm a child of the 1950s. In those days we still played competitive games--like marbles. You lose, the other guy takes your marbles. You
win, you get the other guys marbles.

Now they don't even have that. Nobody keeps score. Everybody wins, nobody loses. What the hell kind of lesson is that for a child?

But I think you're onto something there: I think soon enough it will come to dividing the kids into those who are going on to be "productive"
citizens and those who are headed for re-education camp or prison. Might as well start marking the little bastards now....

I grew up before the digital age and I am so glad to be in my late 40's now. I would never have made it to anywhere but a prison with today's rules.
Instead I grew up healthy, happy, got a great business and good friends.

Were the system to be what it is now I am certain I would not have made it past childhood. It proves to me what is happening to children these day is
F'ing insane.

When someone is not trying to kill them someone else is trying to put them in jail or schools for those headed to jail. Bloody unfair it
is.

Seriously. I'm a child of the 1950s. In those days we still played competitive games--like marbles. You lose, the other guy takes your marbles. You
win, you get the other guys marbles.

Now they don't even have that. Nobody keeps score. Everybody wins, nobody loses. What the hell kind of lesson is that for a child?

But I think you're onto something there: I think soon enough it will come to dividing the kids into those who are going on to be "productive" citizens
and those who are headed for re-education camp or prison. Might as well start marking the little bastards now....

I have one problem with that. I've come to believe anyone can change. (for better or worse)

Hm?

Oh, LMAO at him giong to principal's office for scissor fingers!!! Lock the bastard up!

This is beyond ludicrous and should spark a public outcry and I think parents should be protesting the school making a lot of strange gestures with
their hands myself, not just playing at pretending they have a gun, but other uses of other fingers too.

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